Swiss Re Building: The Gherkin London

The Gherkin London tower building

Commissioned by Swiss Re, one of the world’s leading reinsurance companies, it rises 41 storeys and provides 76,400 sqm of accommodation, including offices and a shopping arcade accessed from a new public plaza.

Stratosphere Homes in East London

Stratosphere Homes in London

Stratosphere, designed for Telford Homes, by Allies and Morrison and Stockwool, has transformed a brownfield site adjacent to Stratford station into two buildings boasting striking views.

London Zoo Buildings: Regent’s Park Architecture

Snowdon Aviary London Zoo

Aviary at London Zoo added to Historic England’s at risk register. Designed by Lord Snowdon and Cedric Price in 1962-65 the structure is an aluminium and steel structure on concrete foundations.

Duke’s Avenue House in London, Chiswick

Dukes Avenue House in London

Architects IBLA have almost doubled the space inside this typical London townhouse with the addition of a pair of ‘secret’ new floors at the top and bottom of the property.

Hox Haus near Egham, Englefield Green, London

Hox Haus near Egham Greater London

The repurposed 453 sqm building, Hox Haus, designed by 74 Architects, will serve as the central focus, clubhouse and social amenity for Hox Park student campus, for students attending Royal Holloway, University of London.

Bloomberg European Headquarters London Offices

Bloomberg European Headquarters in London

Criticism for New European headquarters of Bloomberg LP, designed by architects Foster+Partners, winner of 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize: an ‘exemplar of sustainable development’, with a BREEAM Outstanding rating – the highest design-stage score ever achieved by any major office development.

London Screen Academy Islington, LSA

London Screen Academy in Islington

Architecture Initiative designed the London Screen Academy in Islington – a new sixth form free school to train pupils in the full range of skills needed for the screen industries which include film and television.

Fetter Lane Bureau in London Workspace

Fetter Lane Bureau in London

Evans Randall Investors has worked with central London development manager CORE and John Robertson Architects to create an entirely new building in line with their growing reputation for reinventing tired and out-of-date offices.

Volcano House in Shoreditch, East London

Volcano House in Shoreditch

Despite the plot size, 3.7m wide at front, and 20m in depth, the home, designed by Urban Mesh design ltd, is filled with natural light from generous glazing in recesses that resulted from extensive party wall and rights of light negotiations.